Program Start-Up by Batch File

Overview

You can start the program by using a Windows Batch File (.Bat file extension). You can run it by double clicking on the Bat file in Windows Explorer or by adding the file to your Windows Startup folder which will make it run automatically when you boot the computer. The batch file can reside in any convenient folder.

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Passing Parameters

You can pass the following parameters to the program via the batch file.

Parameters:

No Parameters - If no Parameters are passed, it will simply start the program with no Soundlist loaded. (Syntax Option #1 below)
Playlist filename - This target Playlist will be opened on program start-up. Must include the full folder path and drive letter of the file. Enclose the filename in double quotes (") if the filename or folders contain space characters (blanks). (Syntax Option #2 below)
TESTMODE - You can start the program in 'TestMode' if you are experiencing a problem but no error messages are being produced. This can sometime detect errors in the codecs layer or Windows audio system. Use the word "NoPlaylist" as the first parameter. Only do this for testing since there is performance overhead. (Syntax Option #3 below)

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Syntax

Create a batch file with any name and with a .bat file extension. The contents of the file will be in the format of one of the Valid Options below.

Valid Options

MatrixMic.exe
MatrixMic.exe PlaylistName
MatrixMic.exe NoPlaylist TESTMODE

Real Example

Listing 1: Note the use of full folder paths and double quotes when spaces exist in folder paths. Your MatrixMic.exe folder location may differ from the example below.

Listing 1. Batch file contents

"C:\Program Files\Breakthru Software\Matrix Mic & Player\MatrixMic.exe" "C:\Users\YourWinId\Documents\Matrix Mic & Player\Slipstream.M3U"
or for test mode...
"C:\Program Files\Breakthru Software\Matrix Mic & Player\MatrixMic.exe" NoPlaylist TESTMODE

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